. Medical and surgical therapy. Astasia-abasia. Fig. 1.—Mode of progressionon admission. Fig. Astasia-abasia with tremor. Fig. 3.—Spastic and tremulons Fig. 4. gait on admission. Gait after cure. AST ASIA-ABASIA; DYSBASIA 755 this type has certain features iji common with thecomplex condition seen in polyneuritis of the lowerextremities on the way to recovery, the disorderhaving both a paralytic and an ataxic element. Thisseems also to be the case in certain types of psycho-neuropathic astasia-abasia. The patient can holdhimself upright fairly easily, although sometimeshe first shift
. Medical and surgical therapy. Astasia-abasia. Fig. 1.—Mode of progressionon admission. Fig. Astasia-abasia with tremor. Fig. 3.—Spastic and tremulons Fig. 4. gait on admission. Gait after cure. AST ASIA-ABASIA; DYSBASIA 755 this type has certain features iji common with thecomplex condition seen in polyneuritis of the lowerextremities on the way to recovery, the disorderhaving both a paralytic and an ataxic element. Thisseems also to be the case in certain types of psycho-neuropathic astasia-abasia. The patient can holdhimself upright fairly easily, although sometimeshe first shifts his ground as if seeking to find hiscentre of gravity. Forward progression is char-acteristic : the thigh is unduly flexed, while the legremains vertical, the foot slightly dropped as in the steppage gait. The limb which is advanced comesheavily to the ground. Thus progression takesplace with exaggerated steppage and abruptnessof movements. Atypical Forms.—In addition to the types wehave just described and which seem to be the mostoften observed, astasia-abasia may take the formof other affec
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